Thank you for that information. Sorry my reply is a bit late, I've
been away from my computer for a while!

I still have to get quite a few more editions then. I would imagine
that the war editions are rarer to get hold of.

I have now purchased my 50th annual, the 2008-09 edition. Yes quite
a surprise that Nationwide has now become involved, as it is the
first time a newspaper has not been part of the title.

At the same time that I bought the old football annuals, I also
purchased a small amount (9) of Athletic News/Sunday Chronicle
Cricket Annuals, the last being the 1955 edition.

Once again, thanks for the information.

Cheers,

John

--- In soccerdatauk@yahoogroups.com, "grdnsmll" <grdnsmll@...> wrote:
>
> John, I can give you the information you require regarding the
wartime
> Athletic News Football Annuals.
> It's quite impressive that this Football Annual has been produced
each
> year since it first appeared for the 1887-88 season.
> During the First World War reduced size Athletic News Football
Annuals
> were produced for the 1915-16, 1916-17, 1917-18, and 1918-19
seasons -
> these each contained 64 pages.
> During the Second World War reduced size Athletic News Football
Annuals
> were produced for the 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45,
and
> 1945-46 seasons - these contained either 32, 48, or 64 pages.
> It became the Sunday Chronicle Football Annual for the 1946-47
season.
> It was quite a surprise to find from 2008-09 it's now called the
> Nationwide Football Annual.
>